Quick answer To break the cast on curly hair, wait until it is completely dry. Then flip your head and scrunch upward from ends to roots with open hands, with no pulling or raking. If the cast is stubborn, warm a pea-sized drop of oil between your palms first. Gel is what lets your curls […]
Quick answer To plop curly hair, apply curl products to soaking-wet hair, flip forward onto a cotton t-shirt or microfiber towel, wrap it snugly and leave it on 10 to 20 minutes for dry, frizz-prone hair or 30 to 60 for thick hair, then unwrap and air-dry or diffuse. Learning to plop curly hair is […]
Quick answer To refresh second-day curls, section your hair and mist each section until damp but not soaked, so yesterday's product works again. Glide a light leave-in over the mid-lengths and ends, finger-curl any flat or frizzy pieces, then blot with a microfiber towel and air dry or diffuse on low. Learning to refresh second-day […]
Quick answer To prevent hat hair, put the hat on only over completely dry hair, add root lift with mousse or dry shampoo, smooth on a drop of serum against static, and choose a loose cotton, cashmere or satin-lined hat. Afterward, shake the roots out with your fingers, not a brush. You blow-dried your hair […]
Quick answer Standard box braids last about 4–6 weeks, never past two months; jumbo braids come out around six weeks and micro braids last up to about three months. To take them down, dampen each braid, mist with detangler and unravel from the ends toward the root by hand. Box braids are sold as the […]
Quick answer To choose between LOC and LCO, apply water or a water-based leave-in to damp hair. Then layer oil before cream (LOC) for high porosity, or cream before oil (LCO) for low porosity. If you're medium porosity, try each for a week and score moisture on day three. You’ve washed, conditioned and detangled. Now […]
Quick answer To use a Dyson Airwrap, dry hair to damp with the dryer attachment, then curl small sections with the barrel's arrow pointing to the side you're styling: left on the left, right on the right. Hold about 15 seconds, cool-shot 5-10 seconds, switch off and pull down to release. The Dyson Airwrap tends […]
Quick answer Choose a curling iron if you're a beginner or want uniform, polished curls that tend to last longer: its clamp grips the ends and guides the wrap. Choose a curling wand for looser, varied, natural-looking waves with no crease at the ends, once you're comfortable wrapping hair by hand. Curling wand vs iron […]
Quick answer To build a high porosity hair routine, cleanse gently, condition every wash, use a 10-20 minute deep conditioning mask weekly, then layer a leave-in, a cream or gel and a light oil on very wet hair. Add protein only when hair feels weak or overly stretchy. If your hair soaks up conditioner almost […]
Quick answer To build a low porosity curly hair routine, clarify every two to four weeks and deep condition with gentle heat from a heated cap or steam. Apply one lightweight leave-in and a glycerin or aloe gel to soaking-wet hair, and keep protein and heavy butters to a minimum. Your curls feel dry no […]